Charles Read Academy
Bourne Road, Corby Glen, Grantham, NG33 4NT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Kerry Milligan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 275
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 136479
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476550333
About this school
Charles Read Academy is a secondary academy in Grantham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 277 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 February 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 49 | 51 | 46 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 42.5 | 37.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.62 +0.21 to +1.02 | +0.58 +0.18 to +0.98 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 29.4% | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 58.8% | 54.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 13.7% | 13% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Charles Read Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.6 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 272 |
| 2023/24 | 276 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charles Read Academy compares
Charles Read Academy ranked 46th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.6 | 10.9% | 42.3% | 277 | — |
| Bourne Academy | 47.2 | 7.4% | 23.9% | 1,573 | 6.6 miles |
| Bourne Grammar School | 68.6 | 4.8% | 6.9% | 1,718 | 6.8 miles |
| Walton Academy | 41.1 | 10.5% | 38% | 822 | 8.4 miles |
| Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | 68.8 | 4.3% | 7.8% | 1,238 | 8.7 miles |
| The King's School, Grantham | 72.7 | 4.3% | 6.8% | 1,221 | 9.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.32%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.92%
- Persistent absence
- 28.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bourne Academy6.6 miles
Secondary · Bourne
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Bourne Grammar School6.8 miles
Secondary · Bourne
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Walton Academy8.4 miles
Secondary · Grantham
-
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School8.7 miles
Secondary · Grantham
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The King's School, Grantham9.0 miles
Secondary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
Charles Read Academy ranks 6th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Grantham.
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Secondary
- The King's School, Grantham Secondary
- The Priory Ruskin Academy Secondary
- Walton Academy Secondary
- West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy Secondary
- Wyndham Park Nursery School Nursery
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Charles Read Academy teach?
- Charles Read Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Grantham.
- Who is the principal of Charles Read Academy?
- The principal of Charles Read Academy is Mrs Kerry Milligan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Charles Read Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charles Read Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Charles Read Academy?
- Charles Read Academy has 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Charles Read Academy full?
- Charles Read Academy has capacity for 275 pupils and 277 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Charles Read Academy a faith school?
- No. Charles Read Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Charles Read Academy a selective school?
- No. Charles Read Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Charles Read Academy?
- Charles Read Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charles Read Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 37.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charles Read Academy rank locally?
- Charles Read Academy ranked 46th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charles Read Academy's absence rate?
- Charles Read Academy's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charles Read Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charles Read Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.